New CVS pharmacy in Downtown El Paso in the works

Contruction crews continue work on the new CVS Pharmacy on the corner of Mesa and Texas Monday afternoon. (Vanessa Monsisvais / El Paso Times)

Contruction crews continue work on the new CVS Pharmacy on the corner of Mesa and Texas Monday afternoon. (Vanessa Monsisvais / El Paso Times)

Work continues on a new CVS pharmacy at 201 N. Mesa, Downtown.

The nation's second-largest drugstore chain behind Walgreens, and part of CVS Caremark, plans to open the store in February, said Michael DeAngelis, a spokesman at the company's Rhode Island headquarters.

CVS in August bought the vacant 30,000 square-foot building, and began renovating it. CVS will use about 11,000 square feet of the building for a store, DeAngelis has said. He didn't know what the company will do with the remaining space.

The building years ago housed the McCrory Department Store. It's across the street from a Walgreens, which plans to move after it builds a new Downtown store at Paisano and Oregon.

CVS, new to this market, plans to open other El Paso stores later, DeAngelis has said.